Electric-light attachment for hand coverings



ammous. ELECTFHC- LIGHT ATTACHMENT FOR HAND COVERINGS. APPLICATION FILEDNOV; 12 1920.

1,402,609, Pafented Jan. 3,1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

INVENTOI? Frank Hodous.

A TTORNEYS F. HODOUS.

ELECTRIC LIGHT ATTACHMENT FOR HANDCOVERINGS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 12, 1920.

Patented Jan. 3, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WITNESSES Frank Hodous,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 3, 1922.

Application filed November 12, 1920. Serial No. 423,659.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK Honoos, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Enderlin, in the county of Ransom and State of North Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric-LightAttachments for Hand Coverings, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an electric light attachment for handcoverings, and has for its object to provide a device of thischaracterwhich is adapted to be associated with and incorporated in the structureof a glove, mitten or the like to provide a pleasing quality and highdegree of illumination whereever and whenever desired, which is adaptedto produce a constant or intermittent illumination, which is adjustableand releasable and especially adapted to furnish from a relatively smallsource of light the illumination requisite to carry out reading,writing, signalling or similar operations in the dark, and which is ofsimple and durable construction, reliable in operation and easy andinexpensive to manufacture. V 7

Other objects and advantages of the invention reside in certain novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts whichwill be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming part of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view, illustrating the devicein use;

Figure 2 is a detail perspective view of the device detached,illustrating its association with the battery; 7

Figure 3 is an elevational view of the device, the hand covering beingshown in fragmentary section;

Figure 4 is a detail view in plan of the base; Figure 5 is a transversevertical sectional view thereof, on line 55 of Figure'4;

Figure 6 is a detail view in plan of the releasable block;

v Figure 7 is a similar'view in side elevation;

Figure 8 is a detail View in plan of the adjustable arm;

a Figure 9 is a similar view, in side elevation' 7 Figure 10 isfa.detail view in elevation of the combined pivot pin and collector;

Figure 11 is a similar view in end elevation; v

Figure 12 is a detail view, partly in section and partly in elevation,of a modified form of adjustable arm; and g Figure 13 is a diagrammaticview, illustrating the circuits involved.

Referring to the drawings wherein for-the sake of illustration is shownthe preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be seen that theinvention is incorporated in a hand covering, designatedat 10, and whichmay be a glove, mitten or the like. For the sake of illustration, theinvention is shown and described as associated with or incorporated in amitten. Y

A base or panel 11 of insulated material is secured to the mitten byriveting or the like, and is provided with a slot 12 extending entirelytherethrough, one wall of which tapers as shown in dotted lines inFigure 4. Abinding post 13 is secured to the base 11, and has its shankextending-through the slot 12. A swinging contact arm 14 is arranged inthe slot 12 of the panel and is pivotally mounted on the shank of thebinding post 13. The free end of the swinging contact arm 14 projectsexteriorly of the base, and is formed to constitute a thumb piece 14*.The contact arm 14 is adapted to cooperate with contact heads 15 and 16of plug connections 17 and 18, respectively. A third plug connection 19is also included for a purpose to hereinafter more fully appear. Theplug connections17 and 18 each include a reduced portion or neckdesignated at 17 and 17 respectively, which extends through the wall ofthe base at the upper side of the slot and which carry at their lowerends contact heads 15 and 16, respectively. These contact heads 15 and16 are thus disposed within the slot and may be selectively engaged withthe contact arm 14.

A releasable block 20 is provided and is adapted to be releasablysecured to the base or panel 11; The block includes a channel 21, thefloor of which is provided with sockets designated at 22 and 23, andadapted to receive respectively, plugs 17 and 18. The block 20also'includes a socket 24 adapted to receive a plug 19. The sockets 22,23 and 24 are formed by brass bushings 22, 23 and 24 inserted insuitable openings provided therefor in the block. 7 These brass bushingsfrictionally engage the plug connections to releasably secure the blockto the base and to electrically connect the blocks to the base. One endof the block is provided with alined pivot bearings 26, in which brassbushings 27 are inserted. Conductors 29 and 30 embedded in the materialof the block electrically connect the bushings 22 and 24 with thebushing 27 of the pivot.

bearings. The end of the block opposite the pivot bearings is inclined,as-shown at 28.

An adjustable or swinging arm 31 which constitutes the light supportproper is pivoted to the releasable block by means of a pivot pin 32rotatably arranged in the alined pivot bearings 26. The pivot pin 32 isfixed to the adjustable arm so that the adjustable arm and the pivot pinrotates together and is also provided with brass bushings 33 whichdirectly engage the brass bushings 27 of the pivot bearings toelectrically connect the swinging arm to the releasable block. Thisengagement of the brass bushings 33 and 27 is sufficiently snug andtight to maintain the adjustable arm in any position to which it may bemoved by virtue of the frictional engagement of the said bushings. Theswinging arm 31 is provided with an elongated body portion 34 adapted tobe received in the channel of the block, and has at its free end anenlarged portion 35 having a lightsocket 36 therein and inner inclinedshoulders 37 adapted to engage the inclined end 28 of the block wherebythe arm may be nested in the block. The brass bushings 33 which rotatewith the adjustable arm are electrically connected with the light socket36 and with a center electric light contact38'at the base of the socketby means of conductors 39 and 40, respectively which are embedded in thematerial of the adjustable arm. An incandescent electric light or otherelectric light 41 is screwed in the socket 38. 5

In the'form of my invention shown in Figure 12, the adjustable arm' 31is constructed as in the previous embodiment of the invention,-and infact is identical therewith. "In this form, however, the arm is providedat its outer end adjacent and concentric with respect to the electriclight socket with a plurality of holes or'openings 42 which receivefriction pins 43 provided 'at the lower end-of a light guard 44. Thelight guard 44 consists simply of a number of crossed or interentwinedwires or similarelements and within the guard is 'arranged'a hollowsemicircular globe 4507f colored glass whereby the light maybe used forsignalling purposes. I

The electric lamp 41 is energized from a battery or the like 50 whichpreferably'is carried in a suitable case 51, shown in dotted lines inFigure 1, and carried by the harness 52. g

wearer by means of straps or other suitable plug connection 18, arm 40,

A cable 53 including two insulated conductors, designated at 54- and 55lead from the positive and negative terminals of the battery to the plugconnections 19 and the binding post 13, respectively. A branch 56 leadsfrom the plug connection 19 to a contact 57 which constitutes one of apair of normally spaced contacts designated at 57 and 58. A secondbranch 59 leads from the contact 58 to the plug connection 18. Thespaced contacts 57 and 58 are carried upon relatively movable portionsof the hand covering preferably upon the thumb portion and thefore-finger portion of the mitten, respectively. The contact 57 iscarried by the fiat face of thethumb portion in such manner that it willnot engage the contact of the fore-finger portion in the normal positionof the hand but may be engaged therewith without causingthe hand toassume any unusual or strained positions. The cable 53 also includes aplug connection, designated at 60. 7 In the use of the'device, theswinging arm carrying the lamp is first adjusted to the position mostadvantageous for the purpose of the user. Then the lamp may be energizedeither by engaging the swinging contact arm 14 with the head 15 of theplug connection 17 to provide for constant illumination or to engagethis swinging contact arm 14 with the head 16 of the plug connection 18and also engage the normally spaced contacts 57 and 58 as desired toprovide for intermittent illumination. When the contact arm 14 isengaged with contact 15 of plug connection 17 to provide'ior constantillumination, the current flows fromthe battery through the conductor54, plug connection 19, conductor 29, bushing 27 and 33, conductor 39,through the lamp and back to the battery by way of conductor 40, bushing27 and 33, conductor 30, plug connection 17, contact arm' 14, bindingpost'13 and conductor 55. When the contact arm gaged with the plugconnection18the current flows from the battery through the conductor 54,conductor 29, I conductor 39 through the lamp and back to the battery byway of conductor 40, conductor 30, branch 56, contact 57 and 58, branch59, binding post 55 back to the battery. It 'is obvious that the contactarm 14 and the plug connections 14 is enwith which it is engageableconstitute a to' read or writeor signal or c'a'rry'outsimilar actions inthe dark as the light which is provided maybe adjusted to provide the Ncharacter of illumination desired and may be positioned to advantage andto suit the exigency of conditions.

It is to be understood that while the invention is preferably embodiedin a hand covering which incidently serves to mount it on the back ofthe hand, other conventional and well known means may be used for somounting it.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described, comprising, in combination witha hand covering such as a glove, mitten or the like, a base ofinsulating material secured to the back of the hand covering and havinga slot therein, a binding post carried by said base, a swinging contactarm pivoted to said binding post, a plurality of plug connectionsupstanding from said base and having contact heads engageable with thecontact arm, a releasable block having sockets adapted to receive andfrictionally engage the plug connections of the base, an adjustable armpivoted to the releasable block and electrically connected with the plugconnections, an incandescent lamp arranged on the outer end of saidadjustable arm and spaced contacts arranged upon the thumb andtorefinger of the hand covering respectively and electrically connectedwith the plug connections for controlling the lamp for intermittentillumination.

2. In a device of the character described for use with hand coveringsuch as gloves, mittens and the like, a base adapted to be secured tothe back of the hand covering, a block releasably arranged upon the baseand having a channel, an adjustable arm pivoted to the block and adaptedto be nested in the channel, an electric lamp carried by the outer endof the arm, a switch carried by the block for controlling the lamp as toconstant illumination, and a second switch constituted by movablecontacts carried by relatively movable portions of the hand covering andadapted to intermittently ener gize the lamp.

3. In a device of the character described for use with hand coveringsuch as gloves, mittens or the like, a base of insulating materialcarried by the back of the mitten, a releasable block carried by thebase, an ad justable arm pivoted to the releasable block, an electriclamp carried by said adjustable arm, a switch arranged upon the base forcontrolling the lamp as to constant illumination, and normally spacedcontacts carried by relatively movable portions of the hand covering forcontrolling the lamp as to intermittent illumination.

4. In a device of the character described, a base of insulatingmaterial, a block releasably arranged upon the base and having achannel, an adjustable arm pivoted to the releasable block and having abody portion adapted to be nested in the channel of the block, and anoffset end portion adapted to be disposed below the top of thereleasable block, and an electric lamp carried by the adjustable arm.

5. In a device of the character described, a base having a slot therein,plug connections upstanding from the base and having contact headsarranged in the slot, a swinging contact arm arranged in the slot andengageable with the contact heads and plug connections, a releasableblock having sockets engageable with the plug connections to releasablyretain the block on the base and electrically connect the blocktherewith, an adjustable arm pivotally connected to the block andelectrically connected thereto, and an electric lamp carried by'theadjustable arm and adapted to be controlled by the swinging contact armof the base.

FRANK HODOUS

